Massage and Massage Therapy: The Old Complements the New

The modern day application of an age old therapy.

I am constantly being asked about the benefits of massage
therapy and in particular, I'm asked about its
effectiveness and relevance when compared to today's
cutting edge medical advances, given the fact that massage
therapy is well over five thousand years old.

In response, my answer as always is to consider the fact
that any therapy, cure, activity or hobby that can survive
for that length of time, must deliver at least some
benefits, otherwise it would go the way of every other
flash in the pan fad or phase.

As a massage practitioner and recipient, I need no
convincing whatsoever of the benefits of massage therapy,
so if I'm asked, I'm happy to defer my own opinion in
favour of that of a much higher authority on the subject,
which is that of the medical community itself.

Thanks to the advances in medicine and in medical research,
the five thousand year old massage therapy has now been
subjected to every modern test and scrutiny, and as many of
us expected, massage therapy has proven its value in
spectacular style.

Massage therapy stands shoulder to shoulder with some of
the most modern medical practices of our time, and as well
as being a stand alone therapy in its own right, massage
therapy complements beautifully, the modern advances in
medicine.

To anybody who practices massage therapy, this will come as
no surprise, and to be fair it's only right and proper that
any therapy linked to medicine, should be subjected to the
highest scrutiny. That aside, what amazes me most is the
fact that massage therapy is still considered either as
purely an aid to accepted medical practice or that it is
still the preserve of the affluent. It also amazes me that
massage therapy is only considered as a result of a life
changing event. Quite why something that is so beneficial
to health and wellbeing isn't an integral part of
everyone's life remains a mystery to me. Massage therapy
need not cost the earth and the most basic massage is free
and can be mastered by using the most incredible tools
known to man… your own hands!

Do me a favour and don't wait for an accident, an ailment
or a mid life crisis before you discover one of life's most
accessible, time proven and life enriching activities.

To your continued, outstanding health.

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